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tough tug-of-war. “All your friends are chilling out back at school, and you’re here busting your butts and getting a workout,” Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, PLU Professor of Military Science and MSIV Instructor with the ROTC program, told the cadets during the award ceremony. Yakima’s East Valley High School swept the APFT categories and won the overall team competition. The JROTC unit from Graham-Kapowsin High School placed second, with Federal Way High School taking third. The event is organized and

be a part of it,” said Steelquist. “There has been a culture at PLU for a while [about these kinds of issues].” Steelquist said they knew they wanted to do PLU colors and stress the issue of putting the posters across campus. Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, Professor of Military Science, MSIV Instructor One of the first groups on campus to have all of its students sign pledges was ROTC, which partnered with the Women’s Center for the It’s On Us campaign. “We are heavily involved in this,” said Keller. “We

, speakers stressed at PLU’s annual Take Back the Night march. Hosted by PLU’s Women’s Center, the event featured speakers who stressed that each individual—men and women—has to decide to act. President Thomas W. Krise noted that one study found that 25 percent of college women have reported being sexually assaulted, and it’s a statistic the entire community should be concerned about, and work to change. Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, head of PLU’s ROTC program and professor of military science, said this issue

kitchen of Chef Thomas Keller’s acclaimed Bouchon Beverly Hills for the first-ever nationwide ment’or Young Chef Competition. This is a Really Big Deal. Bigger than a standing soufflé. Bigger than a perfectly poached egg. Consider: •    only 16 young chefs nationwide were invited to compete; •    invited guests are paying $75-$125 to watch the competitors cook; •    the competition is spearheaded by international chefs extraordinaire Jérôme Bocuse, Daniel Boulud and Keller; and •    the first- and

know what further information and resources our students need in regards to these important issues,” Lader said. At last week’s Take Back The Night event, Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, head of PLU’s ROTC program and professor of military science, said this issue has affected his family personally, and he is frankly embarrassed and dismayed by recent headlines of the rising rate of rape and sexual assaults within all branches of the military. “We need to get out of the ‘man box’ that society has put us

Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, from ROTC; Laurie Turner, Director of Athletics; women’s basketball Coach Jennifer Childress; Psychology Professor Dana Anderson; and Hong and Hinderlie halls Resident Director Kat Slaby. “This is an important issue that everyone should be concerned about,” Greer said. Read Previous PLU President and Mrs. Krise Announce Endowed Internship Fund Read Next Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you

project can receive up to $4,000. The faculty members who received the award for the next academic year are: Spencer Ebbinga, art; Michael Halvorson, history; Susan Harmon, business; Diane Harney, communication and theatre; JoDee Keller, social work; Erin McKenna, philosophy; Laurie Murphy, computer science and computer engineering; Eric Nelson, languages and literatures; Matthew Smith, biology; Marianne Taylor, psychology; Claire Todd, geosciences; and Robert Wells, communication and theatre

vetcorps@plu.edu by November 8. Yellow Ribbon Session November 11 What: Yellow Ribbon session for military personnel or their dependents Time: 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Where: Anderson University Center, Room 213 Sponsored By: PLU Veterans Affairs Veterans Day Ceremony November 11 What: Veterans Day Ceremony Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Where: Lagerquist Concert Hall Keynote Speaker: PLU’s ROTC Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Keller, Professor of Military Science Sponsored By: Pacific Lutheran University’s

JoDee Keller put the church in contact with Greenaway, who jumped at the opportunity. She spent J-Term 2007 organizing the program and recruiting tutors from across campus, largely from the social work and education programs. “The idea was to help these kids be successful in school … helping with homework, communicating with them and hoping they don’t get lost in the system,” Keller said. “The emphasis is on learning, but also mentoring and helping them adjust to the Western lifestyle.” Each week

Veterans Day Celebration at Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell building. Featuring speakers including PLU President Thomas W. Krise; Lt. Col. Kevin Keller, professor of Military Science and MSIV Instructor; and student Sgt. Steve Shumaker, who saw active duty in the Army, the ceremony honors those who have served in the armed forces and remembers those who have given their lives for our freedom. Coffee and conversation follow the ceremony, which is hosted by Director of Military Outreach